Judge Names Gladiator Metaphor in Land Suit Ruling
San Francisco Judge Ferdinand Fernandez cited antique terms to praise the losing land dispute side in a 9th Circuit ruling. In New York, trading was halted after a transformer explosion at Wall Street, triggering a fire and PCB concerns at SIAC, delaying operations and evacuating workers.
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San Francisco
Ferdinand Fernandez
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Usthy
NEW York
American Stock Exchanges
Manhattan
Wall Street
Securities Industry Automation Corp
New York Stock Exchange
Sharon Gamsin
New York City
Obituaries list multiple longtime residents across several towns
Death notices announce the passing of Scott Corbett Jr Eva Harrison Monetta Lynnette Kirby Arbert Lewis Edward Morris Myrtis Parker James R Satterfield Harry E Shealy Gertrude Tudor and Bruce Leroy Wiley. Details appear on Page 6A with funeral arrangements and tribute information.
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Scott Corbett Jr
Wagoner
Eva Harrison
Monetta
Lynnette Kirby
Edgefield
Arbert Lewis
North Augusta
Edward Morris
Coward Myrtis Parker
Summervile
James R. Satterfield
Laur
Harry E. Shealy
Columbia
Gertrude Tudor
Augusta
Bruce Leroy Wiley
Williston
Tax season dominates Aiken’s 1990 year in review
Taxes and elections shared top billing as 1990 closed in Aiken County. Reassessment sparked financial shock and voter wrath, with two council members ousted and others reelected. A building boom continued, fueling growth in homes, apartments and businesses amid growth-driven development.
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Aiken County
Medwell Hill
Rosemary English
Gene Duckett
Kathy Rawls
House
Lng
Eps
Irene K. Rudnick
William P. Keesley
James Roland Smith
Charles R. Sharpe
Thomas E. Huff
Love Affair With Shopping Goes On As Stores Gear Up For New Seasons
After Christmas shoppers continue to flood area stores with returns and exchanges. Store managers report post holiday buying remains strong with many customers starting after Christmas and even before.
War Clouds Gather in Gulf as Iraq Measures Trigger Alarm
In Riyadh the Pentagon begins regular news briefings amid Gulf tensions. Iraq test fires a surface to surface missile within its borders as U.S. forces remain on heightened alert. Saddam warns of attacking Israel if war erupts with coalition forces.
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Pentagon
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
U.N
Kuwait
U.S. Central Command
Persian Gulf
Riyadh
Saddam Hussein
Air Force
Tom Coury
Command
Coury
Saddam
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Third World
Arabian
U.S
US S
Traq
Arabian Sea
Aiken Native Praises Saudi Forces Confidence
Col. Charles Plunkett, a 22 year Marine from Aiken, says the all volunteer military is ready for any conflict. He notes no outlaws in today’s forces, contrasting with Vietnam era volunteers seeking escape from home problems. Interview conducted from Riyadh.
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Chharles Plunkett
Col. Plunkett
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Vietnam
Navy ship crisis sparks warning shots and smoke
U S Navy sailors fired warning shots and threw smoke grenades to disperse a crowd aboard a freighter carrying sugar. The incident prompted early reports of chaos and heightened tension as authorities aimed to restore order.
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U.S. Navy
Gorbachev Nominated Yanayev as Vice President in Soviet Congress Vote
The 2,239 member Congress voted 1,089 to 583 to approve Gennady Yanayev for the new vice presidency, short of a majority. Gorbachev called for a second vote and insisted the appointee be someone he fully trusts. Yanayev supported reform yet urged law and order, while Shevardnadze resigned in protest of drift toward dictatorship.
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Moscow
Congress of People's Deputies
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Gennady I. Yanayev
Elec
Tions Commission
Yanayev
Congress
Weanessay
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Shevardnade
Democratic Congress
U.S.S.R
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Weber
Aiken
Carl Langley
Scott Webster
Justin Osmundsen
Debbie
Blanche Durant
Gulf
Aiken Ghad
Anaries Plunkett
Soviet Congress
Alan Cooperman
Associated Press
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